Now Accepting Applications for Women Peace Makers and Peace Writers

2010 Women PeaceMakers Program

Women PeaceMaker Application Deadline: June 1, 2010

Peace Writer Application Deadline: June 15, 2010

CO-SPONSORS: CCNY: The Dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies; The Frances S. Patai Fund; The Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences; the Dean's Office of the School of Education; Rifkin Center of the Division of Humanities and the Arts; Women's Studies Program.

Others: Peace History Society (PHS); Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-U.S. Section (WILPF); NYC Chapter of NASW

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1325 of UN Security Council on gender, peace and security, an international conference will be held on 09th and 10th of July in Munich. The two-day meeting will review lectures by international scholars, representatives of NGOs and representatives from politics will be heard and invited into discussion.

Objectives

Objectives of the conference are

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will hold its forty sixth session from 12 - 30 July 2010. The Plenary meeting will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Conference Room 4, located on the first floor of the North Lounge Building.

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Location: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045
Description: "Lessons of Leadership" discussion with Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, moderated byDr. Julia Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow; Director for Latin American Studies Council on Foreign Relations, part of the Madeleine K. Albright Women's Voices at the Aspen Institute Series

UN Human Rights Council Session 14
June 4, 2010 - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Room VIII, Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland

WIDE´s 2010 Annual Conference will be hosted by AUR (Karat Coalition member organization) co-organised with KARAT coalition. The WIDE Annual Conference will allow migrant women and other women from Europe, CIS countries, Latin America, Asia and Africa to come together, to share experiences and actively learn from each other

1. Aim of the Conference

The main objectives of the Conference are:

The International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) in collaboration with the Grupo Género y Macroeconomía de América Latina (GEM-LAC), Heinrich Boell Foundation, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting this "Regional course in Economy and Gender for Latin America."

This energizing summit will bring together a diverse community of Oxfam supporters, academics, advocates, researchers, policy-makers, and activists from around the world to discuss poverty and development as it relates to women.